Christie atop Quinnipiac & poll of polls

Quinnipiac University’s final pre-election poll suggests Republican Chris Christie has swung back into a narrow lead, 42% to Jon Corzine’s 40%. Corzine had been ahead by 5 points in the previous Q-Poll, released last Wednesday.

Independent Chris Daggett is at 12% in the Quinnipiac results. Among Daggett supporters, 38 percent say they might change their mind: 39 percent say Corzine is their second choice, while 29 percent say Christie is number two.

The “poll of polls” concept that averages all the recent polls shows, in the RealClearPolitics version at least, that Christie has a 1.2 percentage point advantage over Corzine.

This close to an election, that math doesn’t include polls from “partisan affiliated” polls — meaning that Public Policy Polling (Dem-leaning, Christie +6), Neighborhood Research (GOP firm, Christie +7) and Democracy Corps (Dem-leaning, Corzine +5) polls from the last week don’t count. Rasmussen, usually considered Republican leaning, is included.

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About Michael Symons

Michael Symons has covered seven governors while working in Gannett's Statehouse Bureau -- a stint which actually only stretches back to 2000, but the door revolves quickly in New Jersey politics. He's co-author of the biography "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power."

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Bob JordanBob Jordan has covered state, county and muncipal governments for the past 10 years. He has also covered the gaming industry and has been a sports team beat writer for NHL, NBA and major league baseball teams.E-mail Bob

John SchoonejongenJohn Schoonejongen is state editor for Gannett New Jersey newspapers. He has reported and edited at New Jersey newspapers from Salem County to Passaic County, writing about everything from state politics to lost pigs on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Born in Camden County, he still speaks with a southern New Jersey accent, much to his wife's annoyance.E-mail John

Michael SymonsMichael Symons has covered seven governors while working in Gannett's Statehouse Bureau -- a stint which actually only stretches back to 2000, but the door revolves quickly in New Jersey politics. He's co-author of the biography "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power."E-mail Michael